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Getting Inside

Unbeaten on the road, the Spurs' next goal is to establish some type of home-court advantage.

The Spurs play host to Miami at the AT&T Center on Wednesday. So far, they're only 3-2 at home.
Last season, the Spurs went 17-1 at the AT&T Center before recording their second home loss.

The Spurs have won seven of their past eight meetings with the Heat.

REPLAY: Turning the fourth quarter into his personal highlight show, Manu Ginobili scored 18 of his season-high 25 points in the final 10 minutes as the Spurs fought off Portland 107-98 Monday night at the Rose Garden.

With Tim Duncan also scoring 25 and Bruce Bowen limiting Zach Randolph to only four in the second half, the Spurs erased a 10-point deficit to take a rare back-to-back victory and remain unbeaten on the road.

Ginobili, who had been struggling with his shot for much of the season, hit three three-pointers and produced two basket-and-foul three-point plays in the fourth quarter. He also slowed Portland's comeback attempts with a pair of steals.

Notes and Quotes

--Eric Williams made his first appearance for the Spurs this season. To make room for him, the Spurs placed Jacque Vaughn on the inactive list.

--Mindful that it's difficult to ask veteran players to keep working after practice if they know they're not going to play, coach Gregg Popovich said he'll probably continue to rotate players onto the active roster.
--Manu Ginobili's 18 fourth-quarter points were one shy of his most for a game this season.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "Manu just took over the whole game." -- Tim Duncan on Manu Ginobili, who scored 18 fourth-quarter points in Monday's 107-98 victory over Portland.

Roster Report

ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Tony Parker, Shooting guard Manu Ginobili, Small forward Bruce Bowen, Power forward Tim Duncan, Center Fabricio Oberto. Bench -- Guard-Forward Michael Finley, Forward Robert Horry, Center Francisco Elson, Guard Beno Udrih, Guard-Forward Brent Barry, Forward Matt Bonner, Forward Eric Williams.

PLAYER NOTES:

--Despite giving up more than two inches and 50 pounds, Bruce Bowen successfully fronted Zach Randolph in the second half, holding him to just four of his 23 points.

--Tim Duncan scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter as the Spurs erased a 10-point deficit. He made six of seven shots in the quarter.

--Brent Barry scored 10 points off the bench. It's the sixth game he's scored in double-figures.

--Tony Parker struggled with his shot, missing 10-of-15 attempts